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September 25, 2016

September 2016 brought me a surprise, and it was a painful one. To help me through the healing period, a voice came to me from the past, both entertaining and inspirational. Lady of the Lotus got me through each day, and now I want to share about it with you. See the latest Insight Commentaries posting.

July 13, 2016:His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is really getting the attention of masses throughout the world as they are coming to realize that we all must act together to effect global change. Sample some of his riveting words at Insight Commentaries.

May 17, 2016:At last! The Chagdud Gonpa-Rigdin Ling teaching weekend report and both gallery pages are now complete. Links are provided to navigate throughout. May all beings benefit! To the report; to CG-RL Gallery Page One; to CG-RL Gallery Page Two.

April 30, 2016:One of two Chagdud Gonpa Gallery pages is now posted. Best route to navigate is to read the Insight Commentary report first, where the photo page is linked. A short cut is to click on the gallery nav button to the left. Enjoy!

April 19, 2016:Thank you for your patience; the report on the teaching weekend is almost ready to post. Then hopefully photo processing will follow, another amazing treat! All this is being interwoven with springtime outdoor work. The goal is to upload the report by week's end.

April 6, 2016:Leaving early tomorrow for "Preparing for the Great Perfection" with Jigme Tromge Rinpoche, son of the late Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche, at Chagdud Gonpe Rigdzin Ling in Northern California -- a weekend of teachings, empowerments and practices. Check back next week for a report!

January 29, 2016: A two-fold expression in honor of our current weather in the Mount Shasta area commonly held to be the result of El Nino's reappearance, and some observations about the mysterious nature of time are now posted at Insight Commentaries. For a poem titled "El Nino" during the last El Nino appearance written February 21, 1998 by Lily G. Stephen -- and reflections on Thomas Mann's "Excursus on the Sense of Time" as found in the 1927 translation of his work The Magic Mountain -- join us at Insight Commentaries.

December 22, 2015: Our holiday gift to you is a precious photograph. The Kagyu center in San Francisco has sent this picture recently taken in Delhi of (left) Lama Lodu Rinpoche and (right) His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa. A visual blessing for all. Information about Venerable Lama Lodu Rinpoche appears at our Events page.

December 4, 2015:Two fresh views of Mount Shasta taken by photographer Vicki Brenner have been added to our Gallery page showing an early snow pack forming on the mountain.

November 26, 2015:This news piece is a three-way path on this site. What follows is an excerpt from our Buddhist Traditions page, and qualifies for inclusion at Insight Commentaries. That the quotation originates with John Blofeld is personally significant. His Tantric Mysticism of Tibet was published in 1970. Only a couple of years later I followed another interconnection after reading Ralph Metzner's Maps of Consciousness, which led me to Blofeld's practical translation of the I Ching (The Book of Change). From there I acquired his book on Tantric Mysticism which I still have, much fortified with tape and bookmarked in several places. So here, the excerpt from P. 45 of that illustrious book:

-Vajrayana - Sanskrit, meaning "Diamond Vehicle," the Vajrayana is termed by the late Buddhist scholar John Blofeld "the ultimate flowering of Mahayana doctrine;" he goes on to say that "the Vajrayana caters to people who find it easier to use symbols and concepts as the very weapons with which to do away with concepts, instead of trying to banish them from the first. With Zen we start, so to speak, at the Ph.D. level; with the Vajrayana, we may enter the path at any level from kindergarten to professor." (-The Tantric Mysticism of Tibet) This Buddhist school is defined by psychological methods based on highly developed ritual practices.

November 19, 2015:Multidimensional realization -- a process that can help us? Some reasons why at Novel Insights & Wisdom.

November 3, 2015: Recently while getting an eye exam, the small calendar on the counter caught my attention with a quotation: "I wouldn't have seen it if I hadn't believed it." -Marshall McLuhan. From such moments, consciousness expands. This is the newest addition to Novel Insights & Wisdom - at last.

October 4, 2015: I'm not sure if there's a catch to this or not. You know what they say about "If it sounds too good to be true..." Well, I just read about a new self-publishing system called Pronoun. The URL for the article is long, and appears at the tail of this posting. Then I went to pronoun.com. Free? It's all free? My inner skeptic cautions me to curb my excitement. Well, it's worth a visit. It's sky-high impressive. See what you think. You can copy and paste the URL for the article that gave me a heads-up: http://techcrunch.com/2015/10/03/pronoun-a-self-publishing-platform-for-authors-is-ready-to-serve-humanity/ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29I will post this announcement at the "Getting A Story II" page. If you have feedback, please send through our Contact form for possible posting there.

September 20, 2015: Announcing the teachings which Venerable Lama Lodu Rinpoche will give October 23-25, 2015: Initiation and teachings of Beloved Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava). Details appear at our Events page. This is a rare blessing to come to all students of higher wisdom, and to our sacred mountain.

September 5, 2015: We could not offer a more joyous announcement! It is our great honor to annouce that Venerable Lama Lodu Rinpoche is scheduled to bring teachings to Mount Shasta the weekend of Friday, October 23 through Sunday, October 25, 2015. Topic of teachings is to be announced. Details appear on our Events page.

July 19 2015: We apologize for the period of quiet from Blooming Rose Press. The time has been like - not just climbing the mountain, but continuing on over the crests of endless mountain ranges. Lots of work. The latest announcement has been posted at our Events page, which reads: The Blooming Rose Press Metaphysical Reading Center is closed until further notice due to welcome family transitions. We hope to re-assemble the volumes and journals for purposes of research at some time in the near future. Meanwhile, these have been returned to Bob Stephen's large spiritual and metaphysical library. In some cases we may be able to respond to inquiries about specific titles. Inquire please by message phone, 530-926-2833, or by using the contact form at this site. Thank you.

May 3, 2015: For the months of May and June, 2015, Blooming Rose Press will donate 50% of all proceeds from sales of The Third Verse Trilogy books and CDs to the Himalayan Children's Fund for aid to earthquake victims in Nepal. If you should wish to donate directly, mailing a check to their address is the most efficient way, avoiding fees and a few weeks' delay. Their address is P.O. Box 15644, Beverly Hills, CA 90209 USA (310.395.6616). You may order our products here.

April 26, 2015: Please take a moment to contemplate: Message from The Gyalwang Karmapa Concerning the Recent Earthquake which appears at Wisdom Forum.

April 13, 2015: This morning, stepping into the function of going beyond what words can express, I reviewed the article on this site about spiritual novels. Reminded about the great writer Katherine Mansfield whose words "Major literature, in short, is an
initiation into truth" have summed up my personal experiences with the highest function of the storyteller. You may find great inspiration from "The Relationship between Fiction and Spirituality."

March 21, 2015: Announcement - Blooming Rose Press has joined efforts with Mount Shasta Authors Guild. An enthusiastic group of fiction and non-fiction authors focusing in collective promotion and marketing to showcase their higher evolutionary work is growing fast. Visitors may find our books at their website by title or author. We applaud these hard-working folks.

March 17, 2015: Why is it important to give up attachment? It's no secret, but this reminder at Novel Insights & Wisdom brings us home to true freedom.

January 11, 2015:A few comments about our collective behavior and the importance of evolving out of ancient, set patterns now appears at our Novel Insights & Wisdom page - click here.

December 27, 2014:We invite you to our Novel Insights & Wisdom page for the latest posting focused in this special time of year. These expressions arise from the highest visions for 2015. Click here for inspiration.

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